Mykhailo Hurka (born November 21, 1975) is a Ukrainian former footballer and

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Club career

Early career

Hurka began his career at the youth level with

FC Karpaty Lviv Football Club Karpaty Lviv ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Lviv. In 2020–21 the club was reorganized and changed owner. During that period there existed two clubs with the same name, one at professional level competitio ...

. He would join the professional ranks in 1993 by playing in the

Ukrainian Second League The Ukrainian Second League (, ''Druha Liha'') is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, a collective member of the Ukrainian Association of Football. As the third tier it was establ ...

with FC LAZ Lviv. In his debut season with FC LAZ, he helped the club achieve promotion to the

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, but the following season remained in the third tier with

FC Halychyna Drohobych FC Halychyna Drohobych () is an amateur football club from Drohobych, Ukraine. The club was created in place of SKA Karpaty Lviv and amateur club Avanhard Drohobych on December 2, 1989 as SFC Drohobych. Drohobych appeared in the Ukrainian Cup i ...

. In 1995, he played in his country's top-tier league the

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with his former club Karpaty Lviv. Following a short stint in the Ukrainian First League with

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he returned to the Premier League in 1997 to play with Karpaty Lviv.

Vorskla Poltava

After a season in the second tier, he returned to the premier league to sign with

Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Poltava. The team set to compete in Ukrainian First League, the second tier of Football in Ukraine, Ukrainian football after relegation from Ukrainian Premier League in ...

in 1999. In his first year with Poltava, he played in the

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. He would re-sign with the club the following season. He would once more participate in European football where he played in the

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against Boavista.

First League

In 2002, he signed with

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and won the league title and a promotion to the Premier League in 2003. In 2006, he returned to the third-division league to play with

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where he served as a vice-captain. After several seasons with Obolon, he played in the First League initially in 2008 with

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. For the 2009-10 season, he played Nyva Ternopil where he played in 9 matches. He later played in the

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with

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in 2010. Throughout his tenure with Berehove, he would win the 2010 Ukrainian Amateur Cup and participate in the 2010–11 Ukrainian Cup.

Canada

Hurka played abroad in the

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in the summer of 2016 with

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. He was named the team captain and also served as an assistant coach. In his debut season with the Toronto-based club, he helped the team secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the First Division. In the first round of the postseason, Ukraine United defeated

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. The

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eliminated them from the competition in the following round. He also played in the Great Lakes Cup, a tournament for Ukrainian diaspora clubs where Ukrainian United defeated KSH – United for the cup. In his second season, the club was relegated to the second division. Hurka aided Ukraine United in achieving a

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and winning the championship title against Burlington SC. While in his third year, he assisted the club in securing the divisional title. In the preliminary round of the playoffs, Ukraine United successfully advanced to the semifinal round after defeating Brantford.

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would eliminate Ukraine United in the semifinal round.

Managerial career

In 2017, he joined the managerial staff as an assistant coach for

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, while still performing as an active player. In the 2019 season, he was elevated to the head coach position for Ukraine United where he successfully secured a playoff berth for the club by finishing third in the first division. Under his management the club defeated Hamilton City in the opening round of the postseason. He successfully led the western Toronto side to the championship final after defeating

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in the semifinals. In the

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finals Ukraine United faced Scarborough SC but in a losing effort. In 2021, he returned to Ukraine and became the assistant coach under Evgeny Yushchyshyn for

FC Sambir FC Sambir (previously known as FC Promin Sambir) is a Ukrainian football club from Sambir, Lviv Oblast. The club was established in the village of Volia-Baranetska, Sambir Raion Sambir Raion () is a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Uk ...

Honors

Player

FC Hoverla Uzhhorod *

: 2003-2004 FC Ukraine United * CSL II Championship:

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First Division:

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Manager

FC Ukraine United *

runner-up:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurka, Mykhailo 1975 births Living people Footballers from Lviv Ukrainian men's footballers Ukrainian football managers SC Skify Lviv players FC Karpaty Lviv players FC Halychyna Drohobych players FC Lviv (1992) players FC Vorskla Poltava players FC Vorskla-2 Poltava players FC Karpaty-2 Lviv players FC Karpaty-3 Lviv players FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players FC Obolon Kyiv players FC Volyn Lutsk players FC Desna Chernihiv players FC Nyva Ternopil players FC Ukraine United players Ukrainian Premier League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Men's association football defenders Ukrainian First League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) coaches Ukrainian Second League players